Why more young men are dying in the North than South

New figures show almost 1,200 more men die before the age of 44 in North each year

Manchester
The increase in premature deaths in cities such as Manchester has been linked to a rise in drug use and suicide
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Mortality rates among young men in the North of England are far higher than in the South, new figures show.

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